International News

11:59 AM on Wednesday, April 1

The American freelance journalist who was kidnapped Tuesday in Iraq was described by friends and colleagues as a determined, gutsy reporter

11:47 AM on Wednesday, April 1

The Italian coast guard has found 19 people dead and rescued 58 from a dinghy filled with migrants near Lampedusa

10:29 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine

9:18 AM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO

8:43 AM on Wednesday, April 1

The U.S. Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily

6:05 AM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. and Iraqi officials say U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson was warned of threats before she was kidnapped in Baghdad

4:35 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting

3:48 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Turkish officials say a migrant boat has capsized in the Aegean Sea while trying to evade coast guards in rough seas and 19 people died

2:40 AM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages” if the Islamic Republic doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz

1:46 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Russian officials say that a Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board

1:01 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands

12:24 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87

Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump claims Iran’s president wanted a ceasefire ahead of his speech to the American people

11:18 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed

1:51 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Iraqi officials say an American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces are pursuing her captors

8:24 AM on Tuesday, March 31

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories after Israel's parliament passing a law mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic murder

8:03 AM on Tuesday, March 31

King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the United States in April, despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the British government for failing to support the war in Iran

1:44 AM on Tuesday, March 31

President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran

1:17 AM on Tuesday, March 31

Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms

12:33 AM on Tuesday, March 31

U_S_ President Donald Trump says the responsibility for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open should belong with countries that rely on it, rather than the U_S_ Trump expressed frustration earlier Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U_S_ war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil.”